Back Frame and Backlight System of Flat Panel Display Device

ABSTRACT

The present invention provides a back frame and a backlight system of a flat panel display device. The back frame includes at least two assembling pieces. The at least two assembling pieces are joined to form the back frame. The back frame further includes a bracing piece that is fixed to the assembling pieces, wherein the assembling pieces are mountable to at least two different positions of the bracing piece in a lengthwise direction of the bracing piece. The back frame and the backlight system of the flat panel display device of the present invention use assembling pieces that are joined to form a back frame so that a mold for the back frame is of a simple structure, the cost of back frame mold is reduced, the material used for back frame is saved, and the manufacturing cost of flat panel display device is lowered down. Further, by making the mounting position of a bracing piece to an assembling piece adjustable in a lengthwise direction of the bracing piece, a single bracing piece may meet different needs for mounting so as to further reduce the manufacturing cost of the flat panel display device.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to the field of displaying techniques, andin particular to a back frame and a backlight system of a flat paneldisplay device.

2. The Related Arts

The state-of-the-art liquid crystal display device comprises a frontbezel, a panel, and a backlight module, of which the backlight modulecomprises a back frame, a reflector plate, a light guide, and a lightingassembly.

Currently, a variety of display panels of different sizes are availablein the market to meet different needs of general consumers. For example,in the field of television set, the sizes of liquid crystal panelsinclude 31.5, 42, 46, 48, and 55 inches. Different back frame molds areprovided for liquid crystal planes of different sizes.

Referring to FIG. 1, FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing a conventionalback frame of liquid crystal display device. As shown in FIG. 1, theconventional back frame 10 is a unitary back frame, and it is often thata unitary back frame 10 is made with metal stamping or plastic injectionmolding. The unitary back frame 10 consumes much material and has a highmaterial cost. Further, a large-sized back frame 10 requires large-sizedstamping equipment, and the size of mold corresponding to such a backframe 10 is large and the structure complicated, making the expenditureof the back frame mold high. As a consequence, the conventional backframe is of a high cost.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The technical issue to be addressed by the present invention is toprovide a back frame and a backlight system of a flat panel displaydevice, which reduces material cost and mold cost.

To address the above technical issue, the present invention adopts atechnical solution that provides a back frame of flat panel displaydevice, which comprises at least two assembling pieces. The at least twoassembling pieces are joined to form the back frame. The back framefurther comprises a bracing piece that is fixed to the assemblingpieces, wherein the assembling pieces are mountable to at least twodifferent positions of the bracing piece in a lengthwise direction ofthe bracing piece.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, thebracing piece forms at least two through holes that are spaced in thelengthwise direction of the bracing piece, the back frame furthercomprising a fastener, the fastener being positionable in any one of theat least two through holes and fixing the bracing piece to theassembling pieces.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, thebracing piece forms an elongate through hole in the lengthwise directionof the bracing piece, the back frame further comprising a fastener, thefastener being positionable at different positions within the elongatethrough hole and fixing the bracing piece to the assembling pieces.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, thebracing piece comprises at least two bracing members, the at least twobracing members being joined to form the bracing piece, wherein at leastone of the bracing members is mountable to at least two differentpositions of another bracing member in the lengthwise direction of thebracing piece.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, saidanother bracing member forms at least two through holes that are spacedin the lengthwise direction of the bracing piece, the bracing piecefurther comprising a fastener, the fastener being positionable in anyone of the at least two through holes and fixing said another bracingmember to said at least one of the bracing members.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, saidanother bracing members forms an elongate through hole in the lengthwisedirection of the bracing piece, the bracing piece further comprising afastener, the fastener being positionable at different positions withinthe elongate through hole and fixing said another bracing member to saidat least one f the bracing members.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the backframe comprises at least two primary assembling pieces, the at least twoprimary assembling pieces being joined to form a main frame structure ofthe back frame, the at least two primary assembling pieces comprising afirst primary assembling piece and a second primary assembling piece,wherein the first primary assembling piece has an end forming at leasttwo joint sections that are arranged to space from each other in alengthwise direction of the first primary assembling piece, each of thejoint sections having a structure mating an end of the second primaryassembling piece, the first primary assembling piece using one of thejoint sections to join the corresponding end of the second primaryassembling piece.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the jointsections comprise recesses formed in a surface of the first primaryassembling piece and having a shape corresponding to the end of thesecond primary assembling piece for receiving the end of the secondprimary assembling piece.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the jointsections comprise recesses formed in a surface of the first primaryassembling piece, the second primary assembling piece having a surfaceforming protrusions at corresponding positions, the protrusions beingreceivable in the recesses to join the first primary assembling pieceand the second primary assembling piece to each other.

To address the above technical issue, the present invention adopts atechnical solution that provides a backlight system. The backlightsystem comprises a light source, a light homogenization mechanism, and aback frame; and the back frame carries the light source and the lighthomogenization mechanism. The back frame is a back frame of the backframe described in the above embodiments.

The efficacy of the present invention is that to be distinguished fromthe state of the art, the present invention provides a back frame and abacklight system that use assembling pieces that are joined to form aback frame so that a mold for the back frame is of a simple structure,the cost of back frame mold is reduced, the material used for back frameis saved, and the manufacturing cost of flat panel display device islowered down. Further, by making the mounting position of a bracingpiece to an assembling piece adjustable in a lengthwise direction of thebracing piece, a single bracing piece may meet different needs formounting so as to further reduce the manufacturing cost of the flatpanel display device.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing a conventional back frame of liquidcrystal display device;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing a flat panel display device accordingto a first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view showing a back frame of a flat panel displaydevice according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view showing a back frame of a flat panel displaydevice according to a third embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view showing a back frame of a flat panel displaydevice according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a schematic view showing a joining structure of a flat paneldisplay device according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a schematic view showing a diagonally-arranged first secondaryassembling piece mounted to a main frame structure of a flat paneldisplay device according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a schematic view showing a first secondary assembling pieceand a second secondary assembling piece mounted to a main framestructure of a flat panel display device according to a seventhembodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 9 is a schematic view showing joint sections of a back frame of aflat panel display device according to an eighth embodiment of thepresent invention;

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view showing a first example of jointsection of FIG. 9;

FIG. 11 is a schematic view showing a joining structure of a jointsection of a back frame of a flat panel display device according to aninth embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 12 is a schematic view showing a joining structure of a jointsection of a back frame of a flat panel display device according to atenth embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 13 is a schematic view showing a joining structure of a jointsection of a back frame of a flat panel display device according to aneleventh embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 14 is a schematic view showing a joint section of a back frame of aflat panel display device according to a twelfth embodiment of thepresent invention;

FIG. 15 is a schematic view showing a joint section of a back frame of aflat panel display device according to a thirteenth embodiment of thepresent invention;

FIG. 16 is a flow chart showing a method for manufacturing a back frameof a flat panel display device according to a fourteenth embodiment ofthe present invention;

FIG. 17 is a schematic view showing a flat panel display device with atouch screen according to a fifteenth embodiment of the presentinvention;

FIG. 18 is a schematic view showing a stereoscopic display deviceaccording to a sixteenth embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 19 is a schematic view showing a plasma display device according toa seventeenth embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 20 is a schematic view showing a portion of a back frame of a flatpanel display device according to an eighteenth embodiment of thepresent invention;

FIG. 21 is an enlarged view showing a mounting site of a bracing memberof a back frame and an assembling piece shown in FIG. 20;

FIG. 22 is a cross-sectional view showing the mounting site of thebracing member of the back frame and the assembling piece shown in FIG.20;

FIG. 23 is an enlarged view showing a mounting site of another bracingmember of the back frame and another assembling piece shown in FIG. 20;

FIG. 24 is a cross-sectional view showing the mounting site of saidanother bracing member of the back frame and said another assemblingpiece shown in FIG. 20;

FIG. 25 is an enlarged view showing a mounting site of two bracingmembers of a back frame shown in FIG. 20;

FIG. 26 is a cross-sectional vie showing the mounting site of the twobracing members of the back frame shown in FIG. 20; and

FIG. 27 is a schematic view showing a portion of a back frame of a flatpanel display device according to a nineteenth embodiment of the presentinvention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

Referring to FIGS. 2-3, FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing a flat paneldisplay device according to a first embodiment of the present inventionand FIG. 3 is a schematic view showing a first embodiment of a backframe of a flat panel display device according to a second embodiment ofthe present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the flat panel display device20 according to the instant embodiment comprises: a backlight system 21and a display panel 22. The backlight system 21 is arranged on a backside of the display panel 22 and supplies light to the display panel 22.

In the instant embodiment, the backlight system 21 comprises a lightsource 25, a light homogenization mechanism 24, and a back frame 23. Theback frame 23 carries the light source 25 and the light homogenizationmechanism 24. When the backlight system 21 is an edge lighting type, thelight homogenization mechanism 24 is a light guide; and when thebacklight system 21 is a direct type, the light homogenization mechanism24 is a diffuser plate. The back frame 23 comprises at least a firstprimary assembling piece and a second primary assembling piece, and thetwo of at least a first and second primary assembling pieces constitutea main frame structure 27 of the back frame 23.

Referring also to FIG. 3, the back frame 23 of the first embodimentcomprises a first primary assembling piece 261 and a second primaryassembling piece 262. The first primary assembling piece 261 has an endjoined to an end of the second primary assembling piece 262, and thefirst primary assembling piece 261 has another end joined to another endof the second primary assembling piece 262 in order to form the mainframe structure 27 of the back frame 23. The first primary assemblingpiece 261 and the second primary assembling piece 262 are both aluminumpieces or galvanized steel pieces. In the instant embodiment, the firstprimary assembling piece 261 and the second primary assembling piece 262are L-shaped.

Referring also to FIG. 4, the back frame 23 of a second embodimentcomprises a first primary assembling piece 281, a second primaryassembling piece 282, and a third primary assembling piece 283. Thethree primary assembling pieces 281, 282, and 283 are assembled andjoined to form a main frame structure 27 of the back frame 23. The threeprimary assembling pieces 281, 282, and 283 are all aluminum pieces orgalvanized steel pieces. In the instant embodiment, the first primaryassembling piece 281 is L-shaped, and the second and third primaryassembling pieces 282, 283 are straight linear.

Further, the back frame 23 further comprises secondary assembling piecesarranged inside and joined to the main frame structure 27.

A detailed description will be given to the back frame 23 of the flatpanel display device 20 according to the present invention, whichcomprises four primary assembling pieces and two secondary assemblingpieces.

Referring to FIG. 5, FIG. 5 is a schematic view showing a back frame offlat panel display device according to a fourth embodiment of thepresent invention. As shown in FIG. 5, in the instant embodiment, a backframe 23 comprises: a first primary assembling piece 231, a secondprimary assembling piece 232, a third primary assembling piece 233, afourth primary assembling piece 234, a first secondary assembling piece235, a second secondary assembling piece 236, and bracing pieces 2371,2372, 2373, 2374, 2375, 2376, and 2377. The first primary assemblingpiece 231, the second primary assembling piece 232, the third primaryassembling piece 233, and the fourth primary assembling piece 234 aresuccessively joined to each other in an end-to-end manner to constitutea rectangular main frame structure 27 of the back frame 23. The firstsecondary assembling piece 235 and the second secondary assembling piece236, serving as ancillary assembling pieces, are arranged in the mainframe structure 27 and joined to the main frame structure 27.

Specifically, an end of the first primary assembling piece 231 is joinedto an end of the second primary assembling piece 232, another end of thesecond primary assembling piece 232 is joined to an end of the thirdprimary assembling piece 233, another end of the third primaryassembling piece 233 is joined to an end of the fourth primaryassembling piece 234, and another end of the fourth primary assemblingpiece 234 is joined to another end of the first primary assembling piece231 in order to form the rectangular main frame structure 27. The firstprimary assembling piece 231, the second primary assembling piece 232,the third primary assembling piece 233, and the fourth primaryassembling piece 234 are all aluminum pieces or galvanized steel pieces.In the instant embodiment, the first primary assembling piece 231, thesecond primary assembling piece 232, the third primary assembling piece233, and the fourth primary assembling piece 234 are straight linear,yet in other embodiments, it is apparent to those skilled in the art tomake all the first primary assembling piece 231, the second primaryassembling piece 232, the third primary assembling piece 233, and thefourth primary assembling piece 234 L-shaped, or some being straightlinear and the remaining being L-shaped. For example, in FIG. 3, thefirst primary assembling piece 261 and the second primary assemblingpiece 262 are both L-shaped; in FIG. 4, the first primary assemblingpiece 281 is L-shaped, while the second and third primary assemblingpieces 282 and 283 are straight linear.

In the instant embodiment, the back frame 23 of the flat panel displaydevice 20 is formed by joining connection. As shown in FIG. 6, anillustrative example is given for the connection of an end of the firstprimary assembling piece 231 to an end of the second primary assemblingpiece 232, wherein the end of the second primary assembling piece 232 isjoined to the end of the first primary assembling piece 231 by means offor example screwing, fastening, or welding, to have the end of thesecond primary assembling piece 232 connected to the end of the firstprimary assembling piece 231.

In the instant embodiment, the first secondary assembling piece 235 andthe second secondary assembling piece 236 are arranged in the main framestructure 27 of the back frame 23. An end of the first secondaryassembling piece 235 is joined to the first primary assembling piece 231and another end of the first secondary assembling piece 235 is joined tothe third primary assembling piece 233; and an end of the secondsecondary assembling piece 236 is joined to the first primary assemblingpiece 231 and another end of the second secondary assembling piece 236is joined to the third primary assembling piece 233. Further, the secondprimary assembling piece 232, the fourth primary assembling piece 234,the first secondary assembling piece 235, and the second secondaryassembling piece 236 are arranged parallel to each other. In otherembodiments, those skilled in the art may arrange at least one secondaryassembling piece in the main frame structure 27. For example, only thefirst secondary assembling piece 235 is arranged in the main framestructure 27. Further, the two ends of the first secondary assemblingpiece 235 can be selectively joined to at least two of the primaryassembling pieces of the first primary assembling piece 231, the secondprimary assembling piece 232, the third primary assembling piece 233,and the fourth primary assembling piece 234. For example, the firstsecondary assembling piece 235 is set diagonally in the main framestructure 27, as shown in FIG. 7. Similarly, the two ends of the secondsecondary assembling piece 236 can be selectively joined to at least twoof the primary assembling pieces of the first primary assembling piece231, the second primary assembling piece 232, the third primaryassembling piece 233, and the fourth primary assembling piece 234. Forexample, the two ends of the first secondary assembling piece 235 arerespectively joined to the first primary assembling piece 231 and thesecond primary assembling piece 232 that are adjacent to each other andthe two ends of the second secondary assembling piece 236 arerespectively joined the third primary assembling piece 233 and thefourth primary assembling piece 234 that are adjacent to each other, asshown in FIG. 8.

In the instant embodiment, the back frame 23 comprises seven bracingpieces 2371, 2372, 2373, 2374, 2375, 2376, and 2377. The bracing piece2371 is fixed to the fourth primary assembling piece 234; the bracingpieces 2372, 2373 are both fixed to the first secondary assembling piece235; the bracing piece 2374 is fixed to the second secondary assemblingpiece 236; the bracing piece 2375 is fixed to the second primaryassembling piece 232; and the bracing pieces 2376, 2377 are each fixed,at two ends thereof, to the first secondary assembling piece 235 and thesecond secondary assembling piece 236. In practice, the bracing piecescan be fixed to one or more of the first primary assembling piece 231,the second primary assembling piece 232, the third primary assemblingpiece 233, the fourth primary assembling piece 234, the first secondaryassembling piece 235, and the second secondary assembling piece 236. Inother embodiments, those skilled in the art may mount bracing pieces ofany other numbers to the back frame 23, such as one or more bracingpieces. Further, the bracing pieces can be releasably fixed to one ormore of the first primary assembling piece 231, the second primaryassembling piece 232, the third primary assembling piece 233, the fourthprimary assembling piece 234, the first secondary assembling piece 235,and the second secondary assembling piece 236.

The bracing pieces 2371, 2372, 2373, 2374, 2375, 2376, and 2377 may beprovided with bumps (not labeled) so that the back frame 23 may fixcomponents, such as circuit boards, with such bumps.

Molds for making the back frame 23 will be described. In the instantembodiment, the first primary assembling piece 231 and the third primaryassembling piece 233 are of the same size and shape so that they can bemade by stamping with the same mold. The second primary assembling piece232, the fourth primary assembling piece 234, the first secondaryassembling piece 235, and the second secondary assembling piece 236 areof the same size and shape so that they can be made by stamping with thesame mold, making it possible to share the mold. Thus, the back frame 23of the present invention can be made by stamping with only twosmall-sized molds, and compared to the conventional back frame 10 thatrequires a large-sized mold, the molds for making the back frame 23 ofthe present invention are simple in structure and small in size and thusthe cost of mold for the back frame 23 can be lowered. Further, comparedto the whole back frame structure of the conventional back frame 10, theback frame 23 of the present invention can significantly save materialused and thus reduce the manufacturing cost of the flat panel displaydevice 20.

Referring to FIG. 9, FIG. 9 is a schematic view showing joint sectionsof a back frame of a flat panel display device according to an eighthembodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 9, in the instantembodiment, an end of the first primary assembling piece is providedwith two joint sections, and the joint sections have a structure matingan end of the second primary assembling piece so that the first primaryassembling piece can be joined to a corresponding end of the secondprimary assembling piece.

Specifically, the first primary assembling piece 231 has an end formingjoint sections 2311, 2312, and the joint sections 2311, 2312 arearranged in a spaced manner in a lengthwise direction of the firstprimary assembling piece 231. The joint sections 2311, 2312 are formedby forming recesses having a shape mating an end of the second primaryassembling piece 232 in the first primary assembling piece 231 in orderto receive the end of the second primary assembling piece 232 therein.As shown in FIG. 10, the joint sections 2311, 2312 are recesses that donot extend through opposite surfaces of the end of the first primaryassembling piece 231 and the recesses are of a rectangular shape withthe second primary assembling piece 232 being straight linear.

To assemble a large-sized back frame 23, the joint section 2311 that isclose to the very end of the first primary assembling piece 231 is firsttaken and a second primary assembling piece 232 having a correspondingwidth is selected. Afterwards, an end of the second primary assemblingpiece 232 is positioned in the recess of the joint section 2311. Andthen, means, such as screwing, fastening, or welding, is applied to joinand fix the end of the second primary assembling piece 232 to the jointsection 2311. To assemble a small-sized back frame 23, the joint section2312 that is distant from the very end of the first primary assemblingpiece 231 is first chosen and a second primary assembling piece 232having a corresponding width is selected. Afterwards, an end of thesecond primary assembling piece 232 is positioned in the recess of thejoint section 2312. And then, means, such as screwing, fastening, orwelding, is applied to join and fix the end of the second primaryassembling piece 232 to the joint section 2312. Specifically, forexample the second primary assembling piece 232 forms a protrusion at acorresponding location on a surface thereof, and the protrusion of thesecond primary assembling piece 232 is embedded in the recess the firstprimary assembling piece 231 at a corresponding location in order tojoin the first primary assembling piece 231 and the second primaryassembling piece 232, as shown in FIG. 11. Further, the second primaryassembling piece 232 may form, on one end thereof, at least twoprotrusions that are spaced in the lengthwise direction of the secondprimary assembling piece 232, such as two, three, or four protrusions.

Furthermore, the recess of the first primary assembling piece 231 can bea recess of a multi-stepped configuration and the second primaryassembling piece 232 forms, at a corresponding location, a protrusionhaving a multi-stepped configuration corresponding to the recess, asshown in FIG. 12. Further, as shown in FIG. 13, taking the joint section2311 as an example, the recess of the first primary assembling piece 231forms, in a bottom thereof, a first through hole 2313, and the secondprimary assembling piece 232 forms, at a location corresponding to thejoint section 2311, a second through hole 2321. The back frame 23further comprises a fastener 240. The fastener 240 extends through thefirst through hole 2313 and the second through hole 2321 to joint thefirst primary assembling piece 231 and the second primary assemblingpiece 232 to each other.

As shown in FIG. 14, in another embodiment of the back frame of flatpanel display device according to the present invention, the recesses ofthe joint sections 2311, 2312 of the first primary assembling piece 231are of a circular shape. Yet, in other embodiments, those skilled in theart may arrange the shape of the recesses to be other polygonalconfigurations, such as triangle.

As shown in FIG. 15, in another embodiment of the back frame of flatpanel display device according to the present invention, the jointsections 2311, 2312 are recesses that do not extend through oppositesurfaces of the first primary assembling piece 231, whereby an end ofthe second primary assembling piece 232 is movable within the jointsections 2311, 2312. For example, after the end of the second primaryassembling piece 232 is set extending beyond and joined and fixed to thejoint section 2312, the portion of extension is then trimmed off so thatthe length of the second primary assembling piece 232 that serves as aprimary assembling piece of the back frame can be adjusted.

In a practical application, the other end of the first primaryassembling piece 231 and both ends of the third primary assembling piece233 are all provided with two joint sections having a structureidentical to that of the joint sections 2311, 2312. The ends of thesecond primary assembling piece 232 and the ends of the fourth primaryassembling piece 234 may be subjected to specific designs or no designat all according to the application. For example:

(1) In a first situation, as shown in FIG. 10, the two ends of thesecond primary assembling piece 232 and the two ends of the fourthprimary assembling piece 234 are of no specific design. In other words,the ends are of the same structure as the remaining portions. Under thiscondition, in making a join with a selected joint section 2311 (2312) atone end of the first primary assembling piece 231 (the same applicableto the other end), if an attempt is made to change the width of the backframe 23, then the length of the corresponding second primary assemblingpiece 232 and fourth primary assembling piece 234 must be selectedaccordingly. Namely, if the joint section 2311 that is close to the veryend of the first primary assembling piece 231 is selected for joining,then no trimming is applied to the second primary assembling piece 232and the fourth primary assembling piece 234 or the portion that istrimmed off is short; if the joint section 2312 that is distant from thevery end of the first primary assembling piece 231 is selected forjoining, then the second primary assembling piece 232 and the fourthprimary assembling piece 234 are trimmed and the trimmed portion beinglong or short is according to the distance that the joint section isfrom the very end of the first primary assembling piece 231 being greator small; and

(2) In a second situation, it is similar to the first situation, but asshown in FIG. 11, the second primary assembling piece 232 and the fourthprimary assembling piece 234 use different protrusions to respectivelymate the first primary assembling piece 231 and the third primaryassembling piece 233 in order to realize change of width of the backframe 23; similarly, if a joint section 2312 other than the first jointsection 2311 that is close to the very end of the first primaryassembling piece 231 is selected for joining, then before or afterjoining, excessive portions of the second primary assembling piece 232and the fourth primary assembling piece 234 may be trimmed off.

This also applicable to a main frame structure 27 of the back frame 23that is formed by joining two L-shaped primary assembling pieces. Insummary, the present invention provides a back frame 23 having a firstprimary assembling piece that is provided with at least two jointsections. The number of the joint section can be selected according tothe requirement of customers. In the instant embodiment, a descriptionis given to an example comprising two joint sections 2311, 2312. Thus,to prepare the molds for making the back frame 23, only two sets of moldare needed, namely one mold for a first primary assembling piece and theother mold for a second primary assembling piece. The first primaryassembling piece may be provided with a plurality of joint sections forjoining operation in order to form various sizes for the back frame 23.To assemble the back frame 23, based on the desired size of the backframe 23, the corresponding one of the joint sections is selected. Withthe joint section, the second primary assembling piece is joined to thejoint section of the first primary assembling piece and the other jointsection of the first primary assembling piece that is located outward ofthe joining location of the second primary assembling piece is trimmedoff to obtain a desired size of the back frame 23. Compared to theconventional technology that requires different back frame molds formaking different sizes of back frame 10, the back frame of the flatpanel display device 23 according to the present invention requires onlya mold for the first primary assembling piece and a mold for the secondprimary assembling piece 28 so that mold sharing among various sizes ofproduct can be realized and the molds used are of simple structures,allowing of reduction of expenditure of the molds for back frames.

The present invention also provides a mold for making a back frame offlat panel display device. The back frame mold is provided with a mainpattern for forming a primary assembling piece of the back frame and themain pattern comprises a sub-pattern that forms at least two jointsections on an end of the primary assembling piece. The primaryassembling piece comprises the previously discussed first primaryassembling piece and second primary assembling piece, corresponding tothe above mentioned main pattern; and the joint section comprises thepreviously discussed joint section of the first primary assemblingpiece, corresponding to the above mentioned sub-pattern. Repeateddescription is omitted herein.

As shown in FIG. 16, the present invention also provides a method formaking a back frame of flat panel display device. The method comprisesthe following steps:

Step 501: manufacturing at least first and second primary assemblingpieces, in which the first primary assembling piece has an end formingat least two joint sections, each of the joint sections having astructure that mates a corresponding end of the second primaryassembling piece; and

Step 502: selecting one joint section of the at least two joint sectionsaccording to a size of the back frame to join the corresponding end ofthe second primary assembling piece.

In the instant embodiment, when other joint sections are present betweenthe joining location of the second primary assembling piece and the endof the first primary assembling piece, before or after the step ofselecting one joint section of the at least two joint sections accordingto a size of the back frame to join the corresponding end of the secondprimary assembling piece, the other joint sections of the first primaryassembling piece that are located outward of the joining position of thesecond primary assembling piece are trimmed off. The first primaryassembling piece comprises the previously discussed first primaryassembling piece, and the second primary assembling piece comprises thepreviously discussed second primary assembling piece, and repeateddescription will be omitted herein.

As shown in FIG. 17, the flat panel display device 20 of the presentinvention further comprises a touch screen 29. The touch screen 29 isarranged on a light exit surface of the display panel 22 of the flatpanel display device 20. The flat panel display device 20 comprises: thebacklight system 21 and the above discussed display panel 22. Thebacklight system 21 is arranged at the back side of the display panel 22and supplies light to the display panel 22.

The backlight system 21 comprises a light source 25, a lighthomogenization mechanism 24, and a back frame 23. The back frame 23carries the light source 25 and the light homogenization mechanism 24.When the backlight system 21 is an edge lighting type, the lighthomogenization mechanism 24 is a light guide; and when the backlightsystem 21 is a direct type, the light homogenization mechanism 24 is adiffuser plate. The back frame 23 comprises at least a first primaryassembling piece and a second primary assembling piece, and the at leastone first and second primary assembling pieces constitute a main framestructure 27 of the back frame 23.

It is noted that the flat panel display device 20 of the presentinvention can be a liquid crystal display device or a liquid crystaltelevision.

The present invention also provides a stereoscopic display device 30, asshown in FIG. 18. The stereoscopic display device 30 comprises a liquidcrystal lens grating 31, a backlight system 32, and a display panel 33.The liquid crystal lens grating 31 is arranged on a light exit surfaceof the display panel 33. The backlight system 32 can be a backlightsystem of one of the above discussed embodiments, such as the backlightsystem 32 comprising the back frame 23. The back frame 23 comprises atleast first primary assembling piece and the second primary assemblingpiece. The at least first and second primary assembling pieces form amain frame structure of the back frame. Repeated description will beomitted herein.

The present invention also provides a plasma display device 40, as shownin FIG. 19. The plasma display device 40 comprises a plasma displaypanel 41 and a back frame 42. The back frame 42 is arranged at a backside of the display panel 41. The back frame 42 can be the back frame ofany of the previously discussed embodiments and repeated descriptionwill be omitted herein.

The present invention also provides a bracing piece that is applicableto the back frame of each of the above disclosed embodiments, whereinthe bracing piece is fixed to the assembling pieces and the assemblingpieces are mountable to at least two different positions of the bracingpiece in a lengthwise direction of the bracing piece, whereby thebracing piece is movable to make positions of bumps that are provided onthe bracing piece for positioning purposes adjustable in order to meetthe needs for different assembling requirements of the back frame.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 20, in the instant embodiment, thebracing piece 60 is formed by joining bracing members 601, 602. Two endsof the bracing piece 60 are respectively fixed to assembling pieces 61,62. The assembling pieces 61, 62 are mountable to the bracing piece 60in at least two different positions in the lengthwise direction of thebracing piece 60, wherein the assembling pieces 61, 62 can be theprimary assembling pieces or the secondary assembling pieces of each ofthe above embodiments. In other backup embodiments, the bracing piece 60may has only one end fixed to the assembling piece, while the other endis arranged in a suspending form. The bracing piece 60 may also be of aunitary design.

Further as shown in FIGS. 21-22, formed in an end of the bracing member601 that is fixed to the assembling piece 61 is an elongate through hole6011 that is arranged in the bracing member 601 in the lengthwisedirection of the bracing piece 60. The bracing member 601 is fixed by ascrew 63 to the assembling piece 61 of the back frame. The screw 63 ispositionable in different locations within the elongate through hole6011. Thus, in assembling, the elongate through hole 6011 is put tooverlap a threaded hole 611 of the assembling piece 61 and according tothe need for mounting, the position of the bracing member 601 on theassembling piece 61 is adjusted in the lengthwise direction of thebracing piece 60 so as to adjust the position of the bump 6012 of thebracing member 601 with respect to the assembling piece 61. After thebump 6012 of the bracing member 601 has been adjusted to a desiredposition, the screw 63 is set in a corresponding position within theelongate through hole 6011 and engages the threaded hole 611 of theassembling pieces 61 to thereby fix the bracing member 601 to theassembling piece 61.

Similarly, further as shown in FIGS. 23-24, in an end of the bracingmember 602 that is fixed to the assembling piece 62, an elongate throughhole 6021 is formed in the lengthwise direction of the bracing piece 60.A screw 64 is positionable in different positions within the elongatethrough hole 6021, whereby by having the screw 64 engaging a threadedhole 621 of the assembling piece 62, the bracing member 602 is fixed tothe assembling piece 62, so as to realize position adjustment of a bump6022 with respect to the assembling piece 62.

Further as shown in FIGS. 25-26, in ends of the bracing member 601 andthe bracing member 602 that are fixed to each other, an elongate throughhole 6013 is formed in the bracing member 601 in the lengthwisedirection of the bracing piece 60, and an the elongate through hole 6023is formed in the bracing member 602 in the lengthwise direction of thebracing piece 60. The bracing member 601 is fixed by a screw 65 to thebracing member 602. The screw 65 can be set at any position within theelongate through holes 6013, 6023. In assembling, the elongate throughholes 6013, 6023 are set to overlap each other and the positions of thebracing members 601 and 602 in the lengthwise direction of the bracingpiece 60 are adjusted according to the needs for mounting so as toadjust the positions of bumps 6012, 6022 with respect to the assemblingpieces 61, 62 (see FIG. 20) and the length of the bracing piece 60.After the adjustment of position, the screw 65 is set to a correspondingposition between the elongate through holes 6013 and 6023 and screwingis carried out to fix the bracing member 601 to the bracing member 602.In other backup embodiments, the screws 63, 64, 65 can be replaced byother fasteners, such as rivets and bolts.

As shown in FIG. 27, in the instant embodiment, the bracing piece formsat least two through holes that are spaced in the lengthwise directionof the bracing piece to replace the elongate through hole of the aboveembodiments. Specifically, in the end of the bracing member 701 that isfixed to the assembling piece 71, a plurality of through holes 7014,7015, 7016 is arranged in the lengthwise direction of the bracing piece70. A screw (not shown) can be set in one of the through holes 7014,7015, 7016 and engages a threaded hole 711 defined in the assemblingpiece 71 so as to fix the bracing member 701 to the assembling piece 71,thereby realizing position adjustment of a bump 7012 with respect to theassembling piece 71.

Similarly, in an end of the bracing member 702 that is fixed to theassembling piece 72, a plurality of through holes 7024, 7025, 7026 isarranged in the lengthwise direction of the bracing piece 70. A screw(not shown) can be set in one of the through holes 7024, 7025, 7026 andengages a threaded hole 721 defined in the assembling piece 72 so as tofix the bracing member 702 to the assembling piece 72, thereby realizingposition adjustment of a bump 7022 with respect to the assembling piece72.

Further, in ends of the bracing member 701 and the bracing member 702that are fixed to each other, a plurality of through holes 7017, 7018,7019 is arranged in the bracing member 701 in the lengthwise directionof the bracing piece 70 and a plurality of through holes 7027, 7028,7029 is arranged in the bracing member 702 in the lengthwise directionof the bracing piece 70. A screw (not shown) can be set in any of theplurality of through holes 7017, 7018, 7019 and any one of the pluralityof through holes 7027, 7028, 7029. In assembling, the positions of thebracing members 701 and 702 in the lengthwise direction of the bracingpiece are adjusted according to the needs for mounting and correspondingones of the through holes are set to overlap each other so as to adjustthe positions of bumps 7012, 7022 with respect to the assembling pieces71, 72 and the length of the bracing piece 70. After the positionadjustment, a screw is set to the overlapped position of correspondingthrough holes to carry out screwing so as to fix the bracing member 701to the bracing member 702.

In the above embodiments, the bracing piece is fixed by screws to theassembling pieces, but those having ordinary skills in the art mayeasily contemplate that fasteners, such as rivets, can be used forfixing. The present invention imposes no specific limitation in thisrespect.

With the above discussed manners, the present invention provides a backframe and a backlight system of a flat panel display device that useassembling pieces that are joined to form a back frame so that a moldfor the back frame is of a simple structure, the cost of back frame moldis reduced, the material used for back frame is saved, and themanufacturing cost of flat panel display device is lowered down.Further, by making the mounting position of a bracing piece to anassembling piece adjustable in a lengthwise direction of the bracingpiece, a single bracing piece may meet different needs for mounting soas to further reduce the manufacturing cost of the flat panel displaydevice.

Embodiments of the present invention have been described, but are notintending to impose any undue constraint to the appended claims of thepresent invention. Any modification of equivalent structure orequivalent process made according to the disclosure and drawings of thepresent invention, or any application thereof, directly or indirectly,to other related fields of technique, is considered encompassed in thescope of protection defined by the clams of the present invention.

What is claimed is:
 1. A back frame of a flat panel display device,wherein the back frame comprises at least two assembling pieces, the atleast two assembling pieces being joined to form the back frame, theback frame further comprising a bracing piece that is fixed to theassembling pieces, wherein the assembling pieces are mountable to atleast two different positions of the bracing piece in a lengthwisedirection of the bracing piece.
 2. The back frame as claimed in claim 1,wherein the bracing piece forms at least two through holes that arespaced in the lengthwise direction of the bracing piece, the back framefurther comprising a fastener, the fastener being positionable in anyone of the at least two through holes and fixing the bracing piece tothe assembling pieces.
 3. The back frame as claimed in claim 1, whereinthe bracing piece forms an elongate through hole in the lengthwisedirection of the bracing piece, the back frame further comprising afastener, the fastener being positionable at different positions withinthe elongate through hole and fixing the bracing piece to the assemblingpieces.
 4. The back frame as claimed in claim 1, wherein the bracingpiece comprises at least two bracing members, the at least two bracingmembers being joined to form the bracing piece, wherein at least one ofthe bracing members is mountable to at least two different positions ofanother bracing member in the lengthwise direction of the bracing piece.5. The back frame as claimed in claim 4, wherein said another bracingmember forms at least two through holes that are spaced in thelengthwise direction of the bracing piece, the bracing piece furthercomprising a fastener, the fastener being positionable in any one of theat least two through holes and fixing said another bracing member tosaid at least one of the bracing members.
 6. The back frame as claimedin claim 4, wherein said another bracing members forms an elongatethrough hole in the lengthwise direction of the bracing piece, thebracing piece further comprising a fastener, the fastener beingpositionable at different positions within the elongate through hole andfixing said another bracing member to said at least one f the bracingmembers.
 7. The back frame as claimed in claim 1, wherein the back framecomprises at least two primary assembling pieces, the at least twoprimary assembling pieces being joined to form a main frame structure ofthe back frame, the at least two primary assembling pieces comprising afirst primary assembling piece and a second primary assembling piece,wherein the first primary assembling piece has an end forming at leasttwo joint sections that are arranged to space from each other in alengthwise direction of the first primary assembling piece, each of thejoint sections having a structure mating an end of the second primaryassembling piece, the first primary assembling piece using one of thejoint sections to join the corresponding end of the second primaryassembling piece.
 8. The back frame as claimed in claim 7, wherein thejoint sections comprise recesses formed in a surface of the firstprimary assembling piece and having a shape corresponding to the end ofthe second primary assembling piece for receiving the end of the secondprimary assembling piece.
 9. The back frame as claimed in claim 7,wherein the joint sections comprise recesses formed in a surface of thefirst primary assembling piece, the second primary assembling piecehaving a surface forming protrusions at corresponding positions, theprotrusions being receivable in the recesses to join the first primaryassembling piece and the second primary assembling piece to each other.10. A backlight system, wherein the backlight system comprises a lightsource, a light homogenization mechanism, and a back frame; and the backframe carries the light source and the light homogenization mechanism,the back frame being a back frame claimed in claim 1.